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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

We're down to crunch time people!! 5 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS!! I'm so excited! Anyway, I found this DELICIOUS cinnamon bread on Rae Gun Ramblings about a month ago. It claimed it was the same as Great Harvest's Cinnaburst bread. Since my family loves their cinnamon bread I decided this was the perfect thing for my family and to take to friends and neighbors. So I gave it a try and it was just as good as Great Harvest's! So I went crazy and made 12 loaves in one afternoon/evening and 4 more last night. I bagged them all up and put them in the freezer so they will be nice and fresh when we deliver this week.

In
mixer combine yeast, sugar, and warm water and milk; let bubble for about
5 minutes.

Add
in oil and egg.

Slowly
add 2 cups flour, mix and then add salt.

Add
1/2 cup flour at a time until it comes away from side of bowl. Add the
cinnamon chips when it gets close to the right consistency. The dough will
be very sticky but the softer the dough the lighter the bread. So use the
least amount of flour you can handle.

Let
rise in mixing bowl for about 30 minutes.

Form
into loaf (or whatever shape you want).

Let
rise and additional 30 minutes.

Bake
at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes.

Makes 2
loaves

Tips I learned: This dough is really like making rolls, it's sticky. I used powdered milk instead of regular, worked great and cheaper. My loaf pans are a little smaller, but perfect size for nice, big, full loaves - 4 1/2" x 8 x 2 1/2" deep. I also used mini cinnamon chips which gave it more cinnamon swirl. If the bread browns up too fast, put a piece of tin foil over top for the last 10 min. or so.

This bread would make wonderful french toast on Christmas morning, too. Yum!

I found these really cute tags that I printed out and tied one with cute ribbon I found in the dollar section at Target. I love Target! TaDa! Cute, yummy neighbor gifts!

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comments:

Yes, you should be able to find cinnamon chips in your grocery store, especially this time of year. I think Hershey’s makes some. I got mine at a sort of kitchen specialty store, but that was after I found them at the grocery store, too.